Pune vs Ramanathapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Ramanathapuram.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Pune averaged an AQI of 97 while Ramanathapuram averaged 42 — a 55-point (131%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 288 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 111 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Ramanathapuram peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ramanathapuram was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Ramanathapuram 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Ramanathapuram hit AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Ramanathapuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).